trireme
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From Greek Reporter: Scientists from Greece and the US believe they are close to tracing the wood from which ancient triremes were made. The scientists are searching in Pieria (one of the regional units of Greece, located in the southern part of Macedonia, in the Region of Central Macedonia) for the Macedonian fir and the…
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The incipit of a piece from the Financial Times (tip o’ the pileus to Adrian Murdoch for sending it our way): It was supposed to be a glorious display of British pomp combined with a potent symbol of ancient Greek strength. Under top secret plans, London Olympic organisers came up with the idea of carrying…
rogue classicism 